Manila, My Manila

Instituto Cervantes

in collaboration with

Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation, Inc.

brings you

Manila, My Manila Photo Contest

Photo subject: The theme ¨Manila, My Manila¨ for this photography competition is taken from the words of the celebrated writer and National artist Nick Joaquin. This competition embraces all photographs whose subject is Manila in all of its expressions taken from January 2005 to present (Manila covers all cities under Metro Manila).

Deadline and submission:
All entries must be received by September 19, 2005 before 5:00 pm

Prizes:
First Prize: Nikon D70 Digital SLR Camera Kit (worth 65,000 Php) + 30,000 Php
Audience Choice: Nikon F55 Kit SLR Nondigital Camera (worth 15,000 Php) + 10, 000 Php

Official Rules:
1. Open to all photographers, professionals or amateurs, Filipinos or residents in the Philippines, 16 years old and above.
2. Works shall be original, unpublished and taken during 2005. The participant must be the original author and sole owner of his or her photo entry / entries.
3. Employees of Instituto Cervantes and relatives are not eligible to participate.
4. Participant may submit up to 2 entries. Entry forms are available upon request. Dimensions should be from 8x10 inches up to 11x14 inches. Copies can either be black and white or colour and should be printed in Konica Minolta photo paper. They should be framed ready for hanging in either black or white matte board (with one-inch border) upon submission. Medium could be either film or digital but no entries on disk or e-mail will be accepted. Please submit entries to Instituto Cervantes, 2515 Leon Guinto corner Estrada Sts., Malate Manila in an envelope.
5. Please identify image you submit with the date and place where the photo was taken with your name, signature and phone number at the back of the frame.
6. Alterations after exposure-digital darkroom, painting, airbrushing, paste-on or assembly-are not allowed. Any creative effects must be done-in camera at the time of exposure, such as multiple exposure, flash fill, light painting, filtration, etc.
7. Minimal digital manipulation (e.g. enhancement of colour and contrast of entered works is allowed) is allowed for digital copies but composite and collage are strictly prohibited.
8. You must be able to supply a signed release from any person(s) appearing in the photograph or their guardians, but do not send release with entry.
9. Photos will be judged in terms of their appropriateness to the theme, creativity and overall technical quality. Decision of the judges is final.
10. All the entries will be screened by a panel of judges selected by the Instituto Cervantes. After the screening, qualified entries will be displayed for exhibition at the Greenbelt 3 in the month of October as a part of the ¡Fiesta! Spanish Festival for Culture and the Arts 2005.
11. Proclamation of the winners is within October of 2005. Specific date and venue will be announced.
12. The winners shall become the property of the Instituto Cervantes, with full rights to reproduce, exhibit for promotional purposes.
13. Non-winning prints may be retrieved from Instituto Cervantes after November 10, 2005. Photos not claimed after December 9, 2005 will be destroyed or become the property of Instituto Cervantes.
14. Instituto Cervantes reserves the right to disqualify any re-used entry that has already been awarded prizes in other photographic competitions or any entries that does not adhere to the rules, regulations, and entry requirements of this competition.
15. Submission of entries signifies the acceptance of the rules and regulations of the competition.

Contest is brought to us with the support of: Embajada de España, Ayala Center, Konica, and Nikon Minolta.

For details, contact Liza Escoto of Instituto Cervantes de Manila at 526-1482 to 85

Sali na!

posted by Fritz @ 6:07 AM